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by fixermark 2802 days ago
We may need a new philosophy of privacy to account for big data analysis.

This feels related to the question of identification by DNA in large databases. It's pretty clear I own my own DNA, but if enough of my relatives upload their own that an association map of information about me can be discerned without my consent? What right do I have to prevent that?

Currently, pretty much none. Should I have one?